Press Releases
- REVEALED: China's Fifteen Wealthiest Women
May 21 2013 11:09 PM ET
HONG KONG, May 21, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Wealth-X, the ultra high net worth (UHNW) business development solution for Global Private Banks, Educational Institutions, Luxury Brands and Non-Profits, has released a list of the top 15 wealthiest women in China. The combined wealth of the top 15 exceeds US$30 billion.
- National League of Cities Applauds Senate Judiciary Committee Moving Immigration Reform to Senate Floor
May 21 2013 10:55 PM ET
WASHINGTON, May 21, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The following statement is from National League of Cities' President, Marie Lopez Rogers, mayor, Avondale, AZ responding to the Senate Judiciary Committee passing on S. 744, the Border Security, Economic Opportunity, and Immigration Modernization Act.
- Judiciary Committee Approves Immigration Bill that Rewards Illegal Aliens, Undermines American Workers and Imperils Homeland Security, Says FAIR
May 21 2013 10:48 PM ET
WASHINGTON, May 21, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- As expected, the Senate Judiciary Committee completed its mark-up of the Gang of Eight immigration bill, S.744, with few, if any, substantive changes that offer protection to American workers and taxpayers, or even safeguard our national security, charged the Federation for American Immigration Reform (FAIR). The Committee approved the bill by a 13-5 vote and sent it to the floor of the Senate.
- Silver Wheaton Announces Election Of Directors
May 21 2013 10:14 PM ET
VANCOUVER, British Columbia, May 22, 2013 /PRNewswire/ --
TSX:SLW
NYSE:SLWSilver Wheaton Corp. ("Silver Wheaton" or the "Company") (TSX:SLW) (NYSE:SLW) announces that the nominees listed in the management proxy circular for the 2013 Annual and Special Meeting of Shareholders were elected as directors of Silver Wheaton. Detailed results of the vote for directors of the Company held at the Annual and Special Meeting of Shareholders earlier today, are shown below:
- Developing Countries Emerge as Fertile Markets for ANZ Dairy Exporters, Finds Frost & Sullivan
May 21 2013 9:26 PM ET
SYDNEY, May 21, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- As large dairy importers all over the world are looking to reduce their dependence on exports, Australia and New Zealand (ANZ) exporters will have to tap new markets in smaller countries to stay afloat. Fortunately, nations with emerging dairy markets and rising middle classes in Asia and Africa are eager to import from ANZ due to the perceived high quality of products from these countries.
- ACE and SoFi enter into Key Strategic Relationship to Grow SoFi's Student Loan Platform
May 21 2013 9:26 PM ET
NEW YORK, May 21, 2013 /PRNewswire-iReach/ -- ACE Group, Inc. (www.ACEportal.com) announced today that it has entered into a key strategic relationship with Social Finance, Inc.
- Haitian Prime Minister Lamothe Signs MOUs for increased trade and collaboration with Brazil
May 21 2013 9:17 PM ET
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti, May 21, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Haitian Prime Minister Laurent Lamothe leaves Brazil's capital city today following two days of meetings focused on strengthening ties with Brazil and encouraging private sector investments in Haiti's developing economy.
- CTIA Names Rip Gerber The Top Innovator In Mobile
May 21 2013 9:16 PM ET
SAN FRANCISCO, May 21, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- The CTIA–The Wireless Association® today announced that Rip Gerber, President and CEO of Locaid, has won the B!G Idea Award. The announcement was made today at CTIA 2013™ at the Sands Expo & Convention Center in Las Vegas. The award honors Rip Gerber as a mobile champion and visionary who is transforming the mobile ecosystem.
- Crazy Horse's Billy Talbot To Release Solo Album "On The Road To Spearfish" May 21
May 21 2013 9:15 PM ET
LOS ANGELES, May 21, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Billy Talbot, best known as a founding member of Neil Young's longtime backing band Crazy Horse, releases a new solo album, On The Road To Spearfish, May 21 (Vapor Records). In addition to the digital release of the nine-song set, a companion HD film chronicling the sessions will be available.
- U-Haul Continues to Offer 30 Days of Free Self-Storage and Also Is Offering 30 Days of Free U-Box Portable Moving and Storage to Oklahoma Tornado Victims
May 21 2013 9:04 PM ET
OKLAHOMA CITY, May 21, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- The U-Haul Company of Oklahoma City announced today that Company-owned U-Haul centers throughout Oklahoma remain open for business, and are still offering 30 days free self-storage to tornado victims.
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- Jon Huntsman Funds Charitable Donations With Share Proceeds
May 21 2013 8:42 PM ET
THE WOODLANDS, Texas, May 21, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Huntsman Corporation (NYSE: HUN) today announced that Jon M. Huntsman, its Executive Chairman and Founder, sold shares of the company in order to honor long standing charitable commitments.
- Silver Wheaton Announces Election Of Directors
May 21 2013 8:33 PM ET
TSX:SLW
NYSE:SLWVANCOUVER, May 21, 2013 /PRNewswire/ - Silver Wheaton Corp. ("Silver Wheaton"
or the "Company") (TSX:SLW) (NYSE:SLW) announces that the nominees
listed in the management proxy circular for the 2013 Annual and Special
Meeting of Shareholders were elected as directors of Silver Wheaton.
Detailed results of the vote for directors of the Company held at the
Annual and Special Meeting of Shareholders earlier today, are shown
below:Nominee
Votes For
% For
- ITG Adds Singapore to Asia Pacific POSIT® coverage
May 21 2013 8:30 PM ET
- Summer's Coming: Don't Let Obesity Cramp Your Style for Another Season
May 21 2013 8:18 PM ET
LOS ANGELES, May 21, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Most people look forward to summer, but if you're severely obese, active summer fun might seem like a distant dream. If exercise and reduced calorie diets have failed to produce lasting results for you, the outstanding weight loss surgery team at Beverly Hills Physicians is here to help you find out if a bariatric procedure is right for you.
- Global Basketball Tournament Returns to "The Yard" at Alcatraz for Red Bull King of the Rock on September 28
May 21 2013 8:09 PM ET
SAN FRANCISCO, May 21, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- In 2010, Red Bull King of the Rock went down in history as the first official sporting event ever to be held on Alcatraz and the first time basketball had been played on The Rock since the inmates left the island over 50 years ago. Now in its fourth year, the global one-on-one basketball tournament will return with competitors qualifying from 25 countries. On September 28, 64 finalists will head to the unforgiving island to put it all on the line in The Yard, but only one can be crowned Red Bull King of the Rock.
- Synthesio Reports 100 Percent Growth
May 21 2013 8:05 PM ET
NEW YORK, May 21, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Synthesio, a leading global social media monitoring software company, reports today a 100% global consolidated growth in clients and revenue over the past calendar year.
Called "the perfect choice for full international listening deployments" by Forrester Research who named the company the Groundswell Winner 2 years in a row, Synthesio also opened offices in Singapore and Austin during this period which added significantly to the company's growth.
- Great Getaways To Ireland With CIE Tours
May 21 2013 8:05 PM ET
MORRISTOWN, N.J., May 21, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- People. Landscape. Culture. Ireland is proud of hers, which is clear from Part One of the video series Great Getaways, Ireland, from CIE Tours International. Also clear is that Ireland's people, landscape and culture exert a powerful pull on American travelers, many of whom feel a deep connection with the country.
- Aligning with Employees to Lower Healthcare Costs, United Way of Greater St. Louis Partners with HooPayz
May 21 2013 7:29 PM ET
ST. LOUIS, May 21, 2013 /PRNewswire-iReach/ -- United Way of Greater St. Louis, seeking to educate employees to use health benefits more efficiently and understand healthcare bills, is partnering in a Beta test with HooPayz, a local healthcare services technology company specializing in healthcare consumerism.
- Car Shoppers with Bad Credit in Dayton Head to Local Mazda Dealership
May 21 2013 7:26 PM ET
DAYTON, Ohio, May 21, 2013 /PRNewswire-iReach/ -- The average price of new cars is going up so the demand for a quality used car is also becoming greater. With every new and used car costing more these days it's no wonder that car shoppers are looking to take out a car loan in order to buy that new or used car that they have been looking for. If you have bad credit in Dayton and want to buy a new or used car you have
- Media Advisory: ProgressOhio To Bring Together Gun Violence Survivors And Dayton Community Leaders To Ask Senator Portman To Rethink His Vote Against Background Checks
May 21 2013 7:09 PM ET
DAYTON, Ohio, May 21, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- On Wednesday in Dayton, ProgressOhio, with Mayors Against Illegal Guns, will bring together gun violence survivors, faith leaders, community leaders to ask Senator Rob Portman to take a second look and rethink his vote against life-saving background checks.
